Legal Opinion
Westbrook v. Wallace
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 17, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
The plaintiffs, Carl and Dorothy West-brook, appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Waldo County) dismissing their complaints with prejudice for failure of plaintiffs’ counsel to appear at time of trial. Plaintiffs argue in the alternative, that dismissal is not within the inherent authority of the Superior Court and that, in any event, the court abused its discretion. We conclude that the dismissal is authorized and, finding no abuse of discretion, we deny the appeal.
Plaintiffs filed complaints against defendant seeking recovery for personal injuries allegedly caused by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Christine M. Grunewald, Individually and as of the Will of Henry W. Grunewald, Deceased v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a Missouri CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Emma Janousek v. Louis B. French, Special Administrator of the Estate of Willis W. French, Deceased, Emma Janousek v. John ManusCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Ruby Joseph v. Norton CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Miller v. PerrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. BowringSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Copp v. LibertySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
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